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C o m m u n it y S a fe t y & W e l l -B e i n g P l a n n i n g T H E M U N IC IPA L IT IE S O F B R U C E A N D G R E Y A Shared Commitment in Ontario
COM MU N IT Y SAFE T Y & WE LL- B E I NG PL AN
Police Leaders
K ey n o te A d d re ss
The Police Leaders of Bruce and Grey Counties, representing
Hanover Police Service, Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation Police,
OPP – Grey Bruce, OPP South Bruce, OPP – Collingwood/Blue
Mountains, Owen Sound Police Service, Saugeen Shores Police Christopher R. Knoll Vince Wurfel
Service and West Grey Police Service, are excited to be partners Chief of Police Sergeant
in the creation and implementation of the new Municipalities of Hanover Neyaashiinigmiing
Bruce and Grey Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (CSWBP). Police Service First Nation Police
Police Services have known for a long time that the goal of
Crime Prevention is not something that we can accomplish
alone. We are very aware that it is a shared responsibility and
takes an entire community to ensure the Safety and Well-Being
of our residents. Police Services are often called upon to
Paul Schambers Krista Miller
respond to calls for service that may be better served by
Acting Inspector Inspector
proactive agencies with expertise in the areas of Addictions, OPP - Grey Bruce OPP - South Bruce
Mental Health, Poverty and Homelessness. Working with our
many Safety and Well-Being community-oriented partners,
identifying these emerging risks in Grey and Bruce Counties
and developing strategies to address these risks in a proactive
and collaborative manner, we anticipate collective success in
enhancing the Safety and Well-Being of our communities.
Mary Shannon Craig Ambrose
We applaud our Community members who participated in the Inspector Chief of Police
CSWBP survey as well as the members of the CSWBP Advisory OPP - Collingwood/ Owen Sound
Committee who have contributed to the development of this Blue Mountains Police Service
Plan. We look forward to being active participants in the strategies
developed to address the identified risks where required. We will
also support those involved partners who will take the lead in
implementing preventative strategies that fall within their area
of expertise. The Police Leaders of Bruce and Grey Counties are
hopeful that this is just the starting point for the CSWBP. With
Kevin Zettel Robert Martin
community and local government support we are optimistic Acting Chief of Police Chief of Police
that this plan will be supported by leadership and appropriate Saugeen Shores West Grey
funding that will result in sustainability for years to come. Police Service Police Service
Working together in a coordinated manner, we are confident we will experience success in enhancing
Community Safety and Well-Being in all of our communities in Grey and Bruce Counties.
SECTION ONE 4 SECTION SIX 25
C o n te n ts
Acknowledgements Priority Areas for Action
1 Addiction/Substance Use
SECTION TWO 6 2 Mental Health
Introduction 3 Crime Prevention
4 Housing and Homelessness
SECTION THREE 11 5 Poverty and Income
Community Safety
and Well-Being Planning
SECTION SEVEN 32
in Ontario: An Overview
Moving Forward
Together: 2021-2025
SECTION FOUR 14
A Systems Approach
Appendix 33
to Enhancing Safety
and Well-Being in Bruce 1
Leading Practices in Bruce
and Grey and Grey
2 Priority Area Report Links
SECTION FIVE 18 3
Bruce and Grey Community
Safety and Well-Being Survey
The Bruce and Grey CSWBP
Model for Collaboration,
Planning and Action Schedules: County and 51
Municipal Profiles
End Notes 88
1 SECTION ONE
A c k n o w le d g e m e n t s
Community Safety and Well-Being Planning:
The Municipalities of Bruce and Grey is the result of
a unique commitment of 16 lower-tier Municipalities
and 2 Counties to create one shared, regional Plan,
and was developed through a collaborative process
involving the following partners:
Municipality/County Police Services/Boards Community/Social Services
Corporation of the County of Bruce Collingwood/Blue Mountains OPP Bruce County Human Services
Corporation of the County of Grey Grey Bruce OPP Community Connection - 211 Central East
Region Contact Centre
City of Owen Sound Hanover Police Services
Four County Labour Market Planning Board
Municipality of Arran-Elderslie Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation
Police Services Grey Bruce Community Legal Clinic
Municipality of Brockton
Owen Sound Police Service Grey County Social Services
Municipality of Grey Highlands
Saugeen Shores Police Service Ministry of Children, Community & Social Services
Municipality of Kincardine
South Bruce OPP United Way of Bruce Grey
Municipality of Northern Bruce
Peninsula West Grey Police Service Victim Services Bruce Grey Perth
Municipality of South Bruce Brockton Police Services Board YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce
Municipality of West Grey Chatsworth Police Services Board
Health/Mental Health
Town of Hanover Georgian Bluffs Police Services Board
Town of Saugeen Shores Grey Highlands Police Services Board Canadian Mental Health Association Grey
Bruce Mental Health & Addiction Services
Town of South Bruce Peninsula Hanover Police Services Board
Grey Bruce Health Unit
Town of The Blue Mountains Huron-Kinloss Police Services Board
Grey Bruce Integrated Health Coalition
Township of Chatsworth Kincardine Police Services Board
Grey-Bruce Ontario Health Team Planning
Township of Georgian Bluffs Northern Bruce Peninsula Police Committee
Services Board
Township of Huron-Kinloss South West Local Health Integration Network
Owen Sound Police Services Board
Township of Southgate
Saugeen Shores Police Services Board Community Committees/
First Nations South Bruce Peninsula Police Services Board Collaboratives
Southgate Police Services Board Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force
’Wikwedong Native Cultural
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Resource Centre The Blue Mountains Police Services Board Bruce Peninsula Safe Communities Committee
Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation Community Drug & Alcohol Strategy
Police Services Children/Youth, Youth Justice
Council on Aging Grey Bruce
Bruce Grey Child & Family Services
Education Southern Bruce County Safe Communities
Grey Bruce Children’s Alliance Committee
Bluewater District School Board Grey Bruce Youth Engagement Network Violence Prevention Grey Bruce
ruce Grey Catholic District School
B Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services
Board
Saugeen Valley Children’s Safety Village
Conseil scolaire catholique Providence
Ministry of Children, Community &
Georgian College, Owen Sound Campus Social Services
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The creation of this Plan would not have been possible without the following:
• The participation of almost 2000 residents from • The assistance of Alanna Leffley (Epidemiologist),
across Bruce and Grey who took part in the public and CCI Resources (Orangeville), who led the
consultation process that has helped to determine analysis of the Bruce and Grey CSWBP Community
the priority areas for action found within this Plan; Engagement Survey that highlighted resident
perceptions of priority risks related to safety and
• The financial support of both Counties and the
well-being. Bruce County also provided time for a
sixteen participating Municipalities, used to hire
placement student to support the survey qualitative
a Coordinator for the project;
analysis, and Grey County and the Grey Bruce Health
• The hundreds of hours of employee time each Unit provided in-kind staff time to assist with survey
participating Municipality, organization and initiation; and
committee donated to Phase 1 of the project
• The advice and support of the Canadian Municipal
through Steering and Advisory Committee
Network on Crime Prevention (CMNCP), the Halton Section 1 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
participation and consultation;
Region Community Safety and Well-Being
• The in-kind support of Grey County in the collaborative, and the Ontario Municipal Social
development and launch of the project website Services Association (OMSSA) who were integral
cswbp-brucegrey.ca; throughout the process of developing the Bruce and
Grey model for collaboration, planning and action.
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SECTION TWO
In t r o d u c t io n
In t r o d u c t io n
The Municipalities of Bruce and Grey Counties sit on the traditional territory of the Anishnaabek Nation:
the People of the Three Fires known as Ojibwe, Odawa, and Pottawatomie Nations. We give thanks to
them, and to the Chippewas of Saugeen, and the Chippewas of Nayaashiinigmiing, as the traditional
keepers of this land and water, and we also recognize the traditional homeland of the Metis Nation.
The Municipalities of Bruce and Grey – spread across 8,592 square kilometres – are known for their
small towns and two First Nation communities nestled in picturesque rural landscapes. Framed by
Lake Huron to the west and Georgian Bay to the east, you will rarely find yourself more than
30 minutes from a beach, ski hill, or provincial park. These Municipalities form a vibrant community
with stunning natural beauty, clean air and sparkling water, where residents report high levels of
satisfaction with their neighbourhoods as a place to live, with their access to community parks and
recreational opportunities, and with the environmental quality of their neighbourhoods (1).
Given the percentage of residents who express satisfaction with these aspects of their lives, not surprisingly
many also express satisfaction with their personal relationships and mental well-being, which are important
contributors to overall well-being. However, levels of satisfaction among people residing in Bruce and Grey
Counties are comparatively lower for how well they feel the local government is responding to community needs,
how well democracy is working in the community, and when asked about access to educational opportunities (1).
Those residents who report above average well-being in Bruce
and Grey tend to be men who are 65 years of age or older, are
more likely to have a university or graduate degree and are Section 2 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
retired with no children living at home (2). Those residents who
report below average well-being are generally women who are
under the age of 35, who are living on their own. They are more
likely to be living with a mental or physical disability or chronic
illness that limits activity, are more likely to have children living
at home, and tend to spend more than 30% of their monthly
income on housing, with 5.7% spending more than 50% of their
monthly income on housing (2).
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Residents who participated in the creation of the So, while organizations and many residents know
Municipalities of Bruce and Grey Community Safety that the social determinants of health – income and
and Well-Being Plan (hereafter called the Bruce and social status, employment and working conditions,
Grey CSWBP) told us that 54% of them believe that education and literacy, childhood experiences,
crime has increased over the past 3 years in their physical environments, social supports and coping
communities (3), and local criminal court data tells us skills, biology/genetics and healthy behaviours, access
that trends are increasing over time for most offences to health services, gender, culture and race – have a
(2017 vs. 2019-20 - 17% to 27% increase) (4a). There significant impact on safety and well-being, it is now
have also been stable or increasing calls for police time for all of us to recognize that community safety
service across Bruce and Grey related to violent crime, and well-being starts well before crime actually occurs.
property crime and crime related to emotional violence,
harassment, and bullying as well as an increase in The prevention of crime and the enhancement
the mental health calls for service by police (4a). of safety and well-being must begin much
Approximately one quarter of Grades 7-12 students further upstream, before issues arise or Section 2 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
report that they don’t feel safe at school and have been incidents occur, in order for there to be
bullied at school and/or cyberbullied in the past year lasting impacts for the residents living in our
(4b). Police Service data and community engagement communities. This is why 16 Municipalities
survey responses show that speeding, impaired driving have joined forces with Bruce and Grey
and motor vehicle collisions (MVC) are areas of concern Counties to create this shared Community
in Bruce and Grey, with MVC deaths continuing to be Safety and Well-Being Plan.
the leading cause of death in 15-24 year-olds and the
second leading cause of death in 25-44 year-olds –
both higher than the Ontario rates (4c).
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Building on a long history of cross-sector
collaboration, the process of Community Safety
and Well-Being Planning has allowed community
partners in Bruce and Grey – from Municipalities,
police services, police service boards, education,
health, community and social services – to come
together to discuss resident perceptions and begin
to explore local data related to safety and well-being,
with the goal of identifying and reducing risk factors
that contribute to safety and well-being issues,
using cross-sector strategies and focusing on the
social determinants of health. The overarching goal
of CSWBP is to achieve sustainable communities
where everyone is safe, has a sense of belonging and Developing strategies that are preventative as opposed
opportunities to participate, and where individuals to reactive will ensure efficiency, effectiveness and
and families can meet their needs for education, sustainability of safety and well-being service delivery
health care, food, housing, income and social and across Bruce and Grey (5).
cultural expression – which will ultimately lead to a
Bruce and Grey’s CSWBP will strengthen how
reduction in crime across the region (5).
Municipalities collaborate with partner organizations
The success of society is linked to the well-being serving residents living in our region, and will provide a
of each and every individual and integral to this community of support for committees already tackling
success is cross-sector service coordination. the important issues that impact safety and well-being
across Bruce and Grey. Specifically, this CSWBP provides
This approach to planning recognizes that crime
a model for collaboration, planning and action that will
prevention and risks to safety and well-being cannot
shape how the Municipalities of Bruce and Grey identify
be solved by any one organization or sector. Many
and respond to current and emerging issues through
situations driven by mental health or addiction
ongoing engagement with community stakeholders
concerns, the lack of safe and affordable housing,
and regular assessment of local data. In many respects,
inadequate access to services or social isolation and a
the Plan formalizes and coordinates the strong history of
lack of transportation result in crime or incidents that
collaboration in Bruce and Grey, and it also documents
require a response from police, paramedics, emergency
and builds on successful initiatives that are already
departments of local hospitals or other crisis-driven Section 2 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
improving safety and enhancing the well-being of
services focused on victims, rather than the root causes
vulnerable populations (Appendix 1).
of the issues. Planning will occur in the areas of social
development, prevention, risk intervention and incident The Bruce and Grey CSWBP – building on the health
response, however the majority of investments, time promotion approach taken by numerous organizations
and resources must be spent on developing and/ and collaborative, cross-sector committees – will lead to
or enhancing social development, prevention and enhanced coordination of action taken within all areas
risk intervention strategies to reduce the number of of the framework, providing the opportunity for greater
individuals, families and communities that reach a crisis collective impact across the two counties and a shared
point where they require an incident response. voice during planning and resource discussions.
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Population Information for Bruce & Grey Counties (6)
For information specific to each County and Municipality, please see the Schedules to this Plan (pages 51-87).
Population Distribution Income
161,977 Median personal income, before
Population in 2016 $32,204.00
up 2.1% from 2011 taxes (population aged 15+)
Population aged 0 to 14 24,655 15.2% Median household income,
$66,160.00
Population aged 15 to 64 98,620 60.9% before taxes
Population aged 65+ 38,705 23.9% Individuals in low-income
22,840 14.6%
households (based on LIM-AT**)
Population aged 85+ 4,830 3.0%
Home Ownership (own vs. rent)
Immigration, Ethnocultural
Owner households 53,870 78.7%
Diversity & Aboriginal Identity
Tenant households 14,510 21.2%
Canadian citizens by birth 145,735 92.0%
Immigrants 12,495 7.9%
Non-permanent residents* 225 0.1%
Unaffordable Housing
(spending 30% or more of income on housing)
Identify as visible minority 3,700 2.3%
Owner households with
Identify as Aboriginal 16.3%
unaffordable shelter costs
(First Nations, Métis, Inuk, 5,515 3.5%
other identities) Tenant households with
46.1%
unaffordable shelter costs
Educational Attainment (population aged 25-64)
Labour Force Participation (population aged 15+)
Less than high school 11,405 14.1%
In labour force 81,145
High school diploma or
22,515 27.8% Labour force participation rate 60.6%
equivalent
Postsecondary certificate,
47,135 58.2%
diploma or degree Unemployment Rate
(population aged 15+ in labour force)
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* Non-permanent residents are persons who have been legally granted the right Unemployed 4,885
to live in Canada on a temporary basis under the authority of a temporary resident
permit, along with members of their family living with them.
Unemployment rate 6.0%
** The Low-Income Measure After Tax (LIM-AT) is a fixed percentage (50%) of median
(mid-point) adjusted after-tax income of households observed at the person level,
where ‘adjusted’ indicates that a household’s needs are taken into account. This
adjustment for different household sizes reflects the fact that a household’s needs
increase, but at a decreasing rate, as the number of members increases.
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The Municipalities of Bruce County
Bruce and Grey Counties Grey County
Section 2 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
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SECTION THREE
C o m m u n i t y S a f e t y a n d W e l l -B e i n g
P la n n in g in O n t a r io : A n O v e r v ie w
The work of Community Safety and Well-Being Planning began in 2009 in Ontario with a
partnership between the Ministry of the Solicitor General and the Ontario Association of Chiefs
of Police (OACP) – together, these two groups initiated the development of a provincial response
to crime and victimization. Now, new legislative amendments outlined under part XI, Section 143
of the current Police Services Act (1990) (7) mandates every municipal council to prepare and
adopt a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (CSWBP). Under the legislation Municipalities have
the discretion and flexibility to develop joint plans with surrounding municipalities or First Nation
communities [s. 143(2)], although First Nation band councils are not required by the Ministry to
engage in Community Safety and Well-Being Planning by the legislation.
This new legislative requirement came
into force on January 1, 2019, and
municipalities are responsible for:
• Establishing a multi-sector advisory committee, with
minimum representation defined in the legislation;
Bruce and Grey expanded their representation to ensure
comprehensive planning occurs. Section 3 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
• Conducting consultations with the advisory committee,
members of the public, including youth, members of
racialized groups and of First Nations, Métis and Inuit
communities, as well as community organizations that
represent these groups.
• Creating a plan that identifies: priority risk factors (e.g. including, but not limited to, systemic
discrimination and other social factors that contribute to crime, victimization, addiction,
drug overdose and suicide); strategies to reduce the prioritized risk factors (e.g. new services,
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changing/coordinating existing services); and measurable outcomes.There are also requirements to publish
the completed CSWBP – online, in print
for review by anyone who requests
it, and in any other manner or form
determined by the municipality –
within 30 days after adopting the plan
[s. 149(2), O. Reg. 527/18] (7). Additional
regulations prescribing requirements
related to monitoring, evaluating,
reporting on, and reviewing the CSWBP
may be outlined at a later date.
Collaborative, cross-sector Community Safety and Well-Being
Planning has been shown to result in numerous benefits for
individuals, the broader community, and participating partner
agencies and organizations, including (5):
• Enhanced communication and collaboration • Enhanced feelings of safety and being cared
among sector, agencies and organizations; for, creating an environment that will encourage
• Stronger families and improved opportunities newcomers to the community;
for healthy child development; • Increased awareness, coordination of an
• Healthier, more productive individuals who access to services for community members
positively contribute to the community; and vulnerable groups;
• Increased understanding of – and focus on – priority • More effective, seamless service delivery Section 3 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
risks, vulnerable groups and neighbourhoods; for individuals with complex needs;
• Transformation of service delivery including • New opportunities to share multi-sectoral
realignment of resources and responsibilities to data and evidence to better understand the
better respond to priority risks and needs; community through identification of trends,
gaps, priorities and successes; and
• Increased engagement of community
groups, residents and the private sector in • Reduced investment in – and reliance on
local initiatives and networks; – incident response.
12The Ontario Framework
The Ontario Community Safety and Well-Being Planning framework (5)
helped to guide the Municipalities of Bruce and Grey and their partners
as this Plan was developed. It has been crucial for all members involved
in the planning process to understand the following four areas to ensure
the Bruce and Grey regional CSWBP is both efficient and effective:
ial Development
So c
1 Social Development 3 Risk Intervention
ent
Prev ion
Promoting and maintaining Mitigating situations of 1
community safety and elevated risk, where multiple
2 Interventio
isk
well-being, where a wide sectors work together to
R
n
range of sectors, agencies and prevent an incident, whether it
3
4 Incident
organizations bring different is a crime, victimization or harm,
Response
perspectives and expertise to the from occurring, while reducing
table to address complex social the need for, and systemic
issues, like poverty, from every reliance on, incident response in
angle, ensuring all community order to increase access to and
members are aware of services confidence in social supports,
available to them and can access and decrease victimization rates
those resources with ease. and the number of emergency
room visits.
2 Prevention
Proactively reducing 4 Incident Response Areas of Focus
identified risks and Critical and non-critical
Collaboration
implementing evidence- incident response, or what is
based situational measures, traditionally thought of when Information Sharing
policies or programs to reduce referring to crime and safety, Performance Section 3 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
locally-identified priority risks including service responses Measurement
to community safety and well- such as police, fire, emergency
being before they result in crime, medical services, child welfare
victimization and/or harm, organizations removing a child
Greater investments need to
where people participate more from their home, a person being
be made in the areas of social
in risk-based programs, feel safe apprehended under the Mental
development, prevention and
and less fearful, and are more Health Act, or a school principal
risk intervention - with the result
confident in their own abilities expelling a student.
that there will be fewer crisis
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to prevent harm.
incidents for Municipalities and
organizations to respond to.4
SECTION FOUR
A S y s te m s A p p r o a c h to E n h a n cin g
S a f e t y a n d W e l l -B e i n g i n B r u c e a n d G r e y
In 2019, in response to the new legislation passed under the Police Services Act, the majority of
the lower-tier Municipalities of Bruce and Grey Counties joined forces with both counties, eight
police services, fourteen police services boards, three boards of education, and twenty-nine
education, health and social service agencies and community committees to undertake regional
Community Safety and Well-Being Planning. And, while many communities across Ontario put
their planing processes on hold in 2020 while attempting to cope with the impacts of COVID-19,
Bruce and Grey made the decision to continue with this extremely important work as so much
progress had been made during the winter and spring.
This large and diverse Advisory Committee came However, it is important to note that this type of
together to identify and reduce risk factors that can collaboration is not new in Bruce and Grey – rather,
contribute to individuals engaging in - or becoming Community Safety and Well-Being Planning has simply
victims of - crime by using cross-sector strategies and built upon cross-sector structures and processes that
focusing on the social determinants of health. The have been in place for decades, all created with the
Advisory Committee agreed that embarking upon a overarching goal of improving the well-being and
regional community safety and well-being planning safety of all residents of Bruce and Grey Counties.
process would result in the best possible outcomes
for residents requiring services or supports related
to safety and well-being. In particular, the Advisory
Committee focused on developing a planning model Section 4 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
that would lead to more action being taken in the
social development and prevention zones, while
ensuring greater coordination, collaboration and
sharing of resources within the risk mitigation and
incident response zones.
*Please Note: For information regarding the Municipality of
Meaford CSWBP, which is being completed independently, visit:
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The Meaford Well-Being Partnership.Structure for Phase 1 of the
Bruce and Grey CSWBP Project
This diagram shows the structure for the CSWBP within Bruce and
Grey Counties – it highlights the various participants in the process,
as well as the steps to be taken throughout the CSWBP process.
Community Safety and Well-Being Planning
Governance Structure for the Municipalities of Bruce and Grey
Strategies are Commitment from
assessed & evaluated local governance
Plan is reviewed Communications
Champions materials prepared
Plan is finalized
and released Multi-sectoral
publicly buy-in
Action Action obtained
Tables* Tables*
Strategies are Multi-Municipal
identified, & Multi-Sector Community
enhanced & Advisory is engaged
implemented
Action Committee Action
Tables* Tables* Risks are
Section 4 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
Needs or gaps identified
in service are & prioritized
identified for
priority areas of risk Steering
Coordinator Local research is
Committee conducted to support
Community assets are mapped identification of risks
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*Action Tables will be identified/formed in Phase 2 of the Bruce and Grey CSWBP Project.Timeline for Plan Development
Project Kick-off Community Survey Analysis Plan Adoption (Municipalities),
The Advisory Committee Engagement across and Local Data Sustainability Plan &
is Convened Bruce and Grey Collection/Analysis Indicator Report
S E P T 2019 JAN/MAR 2020 APR/AUG 2020 N OV/D E C 2020
N OV/ D E C 2019 MAR TO PRESENT S E P T/O C T 2020
Asset Mapping, COVID-19 Pandemic Plan Creation and
Website Development and Impacts to Performance Measurement
& Survey Creation Residents/Organizations Identification
Organizational Consultation
In the fall of 2019, the Advisory Committee began the asset mapping process, with the goal of identifying the
wide range of services and supports available to individuals, families and the communities to enhance their safety
and well-being. This also allowed for the identification of opportunities for improvement.
This process resulted in the identification of The mapping of community assets has
more than 200 community assets and dozens involved a review of existing bodies
of opportunities, and this asset map will be central (i.e. organizations/groups/committees/
to the CSWBP process as implementation begins, programs), and the creation of an inventory
as it will allow for the Advisory Committee to: of strategies within each area of the
framework (social development, prevention,
• Identify where there is already work underway in the Section 4 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
risk intervention and incident response).
community to address a specific issue and to avoid duplication;
Asset mapping in this manner will help to
• Identify existing strengths and resources; ensure that planning is done as efficiently
• Highlight leading practices in the region (Appendix 1); and effectively as possible and will support
enhanced collaboration for actions being
• Determine where there may be gaps in services or required
taken across the community. Future work
resources for either a Priority Area of Risk or within an area of
in this area will also involve the analysis of
the Framework; and
social networks and brainstorming of ideas
• Capture opportunities for future action. regarding cross-sector information-sharing.
16Community Consultation Use of Local Data
In order to gain support and promote community involvement Throughout the course of the Bruce and
in the Bruce and Grey CSWBP process, as well as to inform Grey CSWBP process, the identification
the development of the regional CSWBP, the Advisory of local data has remained of utmost
Committee undertook the creation of a CSWBP website, importance in order to both validate
cswbp-brucegrey.ca, for the Municipalities of Bruce and resident perceptions and to then focus
Grey, which has been showcased during all communications the work that Action Tables will do
with Committee members, community organizations and related to the Priority Areas of Risk and
residents at large. This website was developed in order to opportunities for action/improvement.
share information about the CSWBP process with residents Over the past several months, local data
across Bruce and Grey, and to ensure residents were given the has been collected to support ongoing
opportunity to participate in the CSWBP creation.
discussions related to safety and well-
An on-line survey tool was then created based on the survey being, and to create a foundation from
used by the Cariboo-Chilcotin CSWBP Working Group and which the Advisory Committee and
was refined to include questions that were of priority interest Action Tables are able to monitor and
to the Bruce and Grey CSWBP Advisory Committee. After the evaluate the CSWBP work as it proceeds.
questions were finalized (36 questions, some with multiple This local data will be shared through an
parts, 5 open-ended questions, 1 large ranking question), Indicator Report which has informed the
it was developed in SurveyMonkey and pilot tested with 4 statistics/indicators and opportunities
people. After reviewing the feedback, further adjustments for consideration by Action Tables that
were made and the survey went “live” on February 1, 2020 can be found in Section 6 of this Plan.
and stayed open until March 22, 2020 (Appendix 3).
Bruce and Grey residents were recruited using a number
of different methods such as traditional media campaigns
and social media spearheaded by both Counties, the
16 participating Municipalities and the 54 participating
community organizations, as well as through the use
of the 211 network of community agencies. When the
survey closed, there were 1934 responses. Once non-
residents (n=84) and incomplete survey responses were
removed, the final data set was based on 1791 mostly or Section 4 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
fully completed records. Where possible, “other (please
specify)” text responses were recoded back into the
standard response categories and all “other (please
specify)” and open-ended questions were coded into
themes and summarized. See Appendix 3 for a complete
listing of survey questions, and Section 6 of this Plan for
summary responses related to the Priority Areas of Risk.
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SECTION FIVE
T h e B ru ce a n d G rey C S W B P M o d e l
f o r C o lla b o r a t io n , P la n n in g a n d A c t io n
The partners working across Bruce and Grey Counties have always understood that the issues
that impact the safety and well-being of their residents are often systemic, complex and require
collective involvement, effort and action from several sectors at once. While some issues and
risks can be addressed at an individual level through approaches like the Grey Bruce Situation
Table for Acute Response (STAR), others require a broader cross-sector or ‘systems-based’
approach. Bruce and Grey’s model for collaboration, planning and action outlines a flexible,
action-oriented process to identify and respond to a wide range of community and system-level
issues that impact safety and well-being across Bruce and Grey.
The model is designed to enable The model will also:
the following key functions: • C
onvene executive leaders from organizations with
system planning accountability in Bruce and Grey;
• T o provide an established mechanism through
which emerging or known safety and well-being • A
chieve greater coordination and collaboration
issues can be identified, prioritized and addressed between existing issue and planning tables and
in collaboration with the community; support consolidation where appropriate;
• T o ensure a focus on social development • S trengthen how the community plans and deploys
and preventative solutions (upstream resources to address priority issues;
interventions); and • C
reate opportunities to align resources and efforts
• T o address system-level barriers and gaps in the to achieve collective impact for the identified Section 5 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
human services system that negatively impact community safety and well-being priorities;
people who are vulnerable and result in an • A
nticipate issues and service gaps through
increased demand on emergency and crisis-driven enhanced data and knowledge sharing; and
services (downstream interventions).
• E nsure that Bruce and Grey are ready to respond
when emerging issues are identified.
The four areas of intervention for community safety and well-being planning - social development, prevention,
risk intervention and incident response - provide a framework for implementing Bruce and Grey’s model.
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Emphasis will be placed on the outer zones (prevention and social development) to address issues in a proactive,
upstream manner in order to reduce demand for emergency and crisis-driven services downstream.Bruce and Grey’s model is open to responding to a
wide range of issues and/or risk factors that impact
community safety and well-being, particularly for
vulnerable residents. As a starting point, the Bruce and 1. Evidence-Based Issue Identification 4. Ac
Grey CSWBP consultation and local data analysis phase Issue Identification
has informed identification of the priority areas for action
& Action Chart
for Phase 2 of the project. Bruce and Grey’s model for
collaboration, planning and action is led by Counties 1. Evidence-Based Issue Identification
on behalf of the lower-tier Municipalities with the S E E S E C T I O N 5A FO R A D E TAI LE D
involvement/collaboration of the Advisory Committee. E X PL A N AT I O N O F T H I S PR O C E SS
2. Issue Assessment
The Advisory Committee includes 5. Im
representation from sectors taking 1 2. Issue Assessment
Evidence-Based
1. Evidence-Based Issue Identification 4. Action Plan
action on the following: Issue Identification
Addictions/Substance Use
Community Belonging and
Neighbourhood/Environment
1. Evidence-Based Issue Identification 3. Action TablePlan
4. Action Formation 2 Issue
Crime Prevention 3.Assessment
Action Table Formation
6. Eva
Education and Employment
Emotional Violence, Bullying 2. Issue Assessment
and Harassment 5. Implementation
3
Healthy Child Development
Action Table Formation/Identification
Housing and Homelessness 1. Evidence-Based Issue Identification 4. Action Plan
2. Issue
Mental Assessment
Health
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation and Outcomes
Physical Health 3. Action Table Formation
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Poverty and Income
3. Action Table Formation
The Advisory Committee will have a broad mandate
6. Evaluation and O
Action
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Planning
known, emergent and anticipated community
2. Issueand
Assessment 5. Implementation
system-level issues. Issues will
2. Issue then be prioritized
Assessment
5 5. Implementation
3. Action Table Formation Implementation
and addressed primarily by identifying or establishing
Action Tables that will respond to both emergent
6. Evaluation and Outcomes
issues and longer-term system planning priorities.
Criteria will be applied to issues raised through the
model to determine if an Action Table response may 6
be effective. In some instances, an organization
1. Evidence-Based within
Issue Identification 4. Action Plan
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the Advisory Committee may be well positioned to Evaluation
respond to an issue and will take direct3.action.
Action Table Formation and Outcomes
6. Evaluation and OutcomSECTION 5A
Issue Identification & Action
Table Response Process
Evidence-Based Issue
1
Identification
A community safety and well-being issue is
identified through the Advisory Committee,
ongoing engagement with community groups,
other levels of government, emerging research,
environmental scan/data analysis or as submitted
online at cswbp-brucegrey.ca by community
partners, organizations or individuals. 2 Issue Assessment
The Advisory Committee assesses the issue to
Criteria for considering an Action determine the appropriate response including the
Table response: potential identification or formation of an Action Table.
• The issue is supported by data/evidence. The issue assessment process will be augmented by the
available local data and decision support.
• Achieving the desired outcome requires a
collaborative or multi-sector approach.
• If the issue is not addressed, there is a risk to
3 Action Table Formation/
community safety or well-being in one or more Identification
of the Priority Risk Areas.
Where appropriate, an Action Table will be created.
• Input has been sought from people with lived A chair is appointed to recruit community partners
experience of the issue under consideration. or individuals best positioned to address the issue.
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• Another group or organization is not already If an existing body is already well-positioned to address
well-positioned to successfully address the issue the issue, the group may be asked to assume the role
within its current capacity or resources. of an Action Table.
• The issue requires a broader community or
system-level response. For instance, the issue must 4 Action Planning
be beyond the scale of an individual or family.
The Action Table develops an Action Plan that includes
• The issue is of a size and scope that is actionable. measurable objectives and outcomes and identifies
• There is a high likelihood that an Action Table required resources. The Advisory Committee endorses
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will achieve the desired outcome. the approach.5 Implementation
The Action Table implements the Action Plan.
The nature, approach and outcomes of each Action
Table will vary. Action Tables will be formed for various
lengths of time, dependent on the needs of the
community and the response required.
6 Evaluation and Outcomes
Action Tables will provide regular updates to the Advisory Committee and a final report
will be provided at the conclusion of the initiative. This will include an evaluation of
outcomes and impact. Action Tables that have been established to respond to longer-term
system issues will report to the Advisory Committee no less than once per year.
SECTION 5B
Local Data & Wherever possible, the model will
leverage the local work of the Bruce Grey
Decision Support Data Information Sharing Collaborative
(BGDISC), and the following objectives will
be considered by the Advisory Committee:
Accurate and timely organizational and population • Identifying evidence of emerging issues and
data is critical to making informed policy and trends to support the creation of Action Tables;
planning decisions at both an organizational and • Supporting the data requirements of the
systems level. The model will create an enhanced Advisory Committee;
opportunity to facilitate data and knowledge sharing Section 5 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
• Supporting the development and monitoring
within the community and across sectors.
of Bruce and Grey CSWBP indicators; and
• Establishing data, information sharing and
privacy protocols between partner organizations
including opportunities to share anonymized
data to enable holistic and integrated human
services planning.
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The Advisory Committee • Providing oversight and guidance to Action
Tables through organizational and systems expertise,
resources and other support as required;
• Actively recruiting Action Table participants when
The Advisory Committee will oversee the ongoing
an issue falls within the mandate or system
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the
responsibilities of the member’s organization;
Municipalities of Bruce and Grey’s Community Safety
• Undertaking environmental scans to identify issues in
and Well-Being Plan, and will direct the model for
consultation with Provincial Ministries and other groups;
collaboration, planning and action.
• Supporting cross-sector systems change within the
This may include the following key community;
responsibilities: • Regularly seeking input from community partners; and
• Strategically identifying and prioritizing community • Measuring and reporting on progress and achievements.
safety and well-being issues for a potential
response which may include identifying existing
or establishing new Action Tables;
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22SECTION 5C CON’T The following membership has been proposed
for the Advisory Committee. Membership
The Advisory Committee is based on the presence of planning
accountability in one or more Priority Risk Areas.
Membership will be reviewed periodically.
Municipality/County Police Services/Boards Community/Social Services
Corporation of the County of Bruce Collingwood/Blue Mountains OPP Bruce County Human Services
Corporation of the County of Grey Grey Bruce OPP Community Connection - 211 Central East
Region Contact Centre
City of Owen Sound Hanover Police Services
Four County Labour Market Planning Board
Municipality of Arran-Elderslie Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation
Police Services Grey Bruce Community Legal Clinic
Municipality of Brockton
Owen Sound Police Service Grey County Social Services
Municipality of Grey Highlands
Saugeen Shores Police Service Ministry of Children, Community & Social Services
Municipality of Kincardine
South Bruce OPP United Way of Bruce Grey
Municipality of Northern Bruce
Peninsula West Grey Police Service Victim Services Bruce Grey Perth
Municipality of South Bruce Brockton Police Services Board YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce
Municipality of West Grey Chatsworth Police Services Board
Health/Mental Health
Town of Hanover Georgian Bluffs Police Services Board
Town of Saugeen Shores Grey Highlands Police Services Board Canadian Mental Health Association Grey
Bruce Mental Health & Addiction Services
Town of South Bruce Peninsula Hanover Police Services Board
Grey Bruce Health Unit
Town of The Blue Mountains Huron-Kinloss Police Services Board
Grey Bruce Integrated Health Coalition
Township of Chatsworth Kincardine Police Services Board
Grey-Bruce Ontario Health Team Planning
Township of Georgian Bluffs Northern Bruce Peninsula Police Committee
Services Board
Township of Huron-Kinloss South West Local Health Integration Network
Owen Sound Police Services Board
Township of Southgate
Saugeen Shores Police Services Board Community Committees/
First Nations South Bruce Peninsula Police Services Board Collaboratives
Southgate Police Services Board Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force
’Wikwedong Native Cultural
M Section 5 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
Resource Centre The Blue Mountains Police Services Board Bruce Peninsula Safe Communities Committee
Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation Community Drug & Alcohol Strategy
Police Services Children/Youth, Youth Justice
Council on Aging Grey Bruce
Bruce Grey Child & Family Services
Education Southern Bruce County Safe Communities
Grey Bruce Children’s Alliance Committee
Bluewater District School Board Grey Bruce Youth Engagement Network Violence Prevention Grey Bruce
ruce Grey Catholic District School
B Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services
Board
Saugeen Valley Children’s Safety Village
Conseil scolaire catholique Providence
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Ministry of Children, Community &
Georgian College, Owen Sound Campus Social ServicesSECTION 5D
Steering Committee • Providing analysis, advice and recommendations
to support the Advisory Committee to set priorities
Support for action; and
• Engaging regularly with Bruce and Grey residents
on safety and well-being issues, including
faith-based, cultural and community organizations
The Steering Committee, comprised of representatives
that represent the diversity of Bruce and Grey, as
from Bruce County, Grey County, Police Services,
well as those who have lived experience of issues
Victim Services and the Grey Bruce Health Unit will
being considered for an Action Table response.
oversee the work of a Coordinator and will ensure
the implementation of Bruce and Grey’s CSWBP, in The following membership has been proposed
collaboration with the Municipal Representatives. for the Steering Committee. Membership is
Responsibilities of the Steering Committee based on the presence of a core mandate to
organizations and Coordinator will include: promote community safety and well-being.
Membership will be reviewed periodically.
• Supporting the issue identification and Action
• Corporation of the County of Bruce
Table response process;
• Corporation of the County of Grey
• Maintaining cswbp-brucegrey.ca as part of a
multi-faceted approach to community engagement; • Grey Bruce Health Unit
• Police Services/OPP
• Victim Services Bruce Grey Perth
SECTION 5E
Governance
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The Advisory Committee will report its activities
to Bruce and Grey County Councils, and the local
Municipal Councils, who will receive reports of
the annual progress made through Action Tables
and other member organizations/collaborative
committees of the Advisory Committee.
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SECTION SIX
P r io r it y A r e a s F o r A c t io n
The Advisory Committee has begun a process of risk identification and prioritization, using
local data and information from the organization and community consultation process to
inform opportunities for action. The following areas of concern have been identified for further
consideration, examination and action within Bruce and Grey’s regional CSWBP model.
1 Addictions/
Substance Use
2 Mental Health
3 Crime Prevention
4 Housing and
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5 Poverty and Income
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1 Addictions/Substance Use
This category includes the health condition of addiction related to
alcohol use, cannabis use, illegal drug use, prescription drug use,
gambling (online, racetrack, casino, etc.), access to addiction services,
and coordination between addiction services in the community.
Below are some of the key Addiction/ Community Perceptions
Substance Use indicators and concerns
Addictions/Substance Use category ranked
highlighted in local data (4d). Action
highest (#1) overall in the Bruce and Grey CSWBP
Tables will explore these in order to inform
Community Engagement Survey (overall, by Bruce
the creation of specific CSWBP Action
County, by Grey County and by 13 of the 16 participating
Plans, as well as to monitor progress and
municipalities). It was ranked in the top 3 areas of
improvements.
importance by 58% of survey respondents (Bruce
• R
egular heavy drinking remains a known issue County 56%, Grey County 59%). When asked which
in our community, with self-reported use in areas were of particular concern in this category, illegal
Bruce and Grey tracking higher than Ontario. drug use, alcohol use, access to addiction services and
prescription drug use were the top areas of concern,
• A
lcohol use has been recognized as a long
and several comments in the survey mentioned concern
standing, serious public health issue for many
about the availability of illegal drugs in their community
years in the Bruce and Grey region and has been
and the negative impact that it appears to have on
the focus of several interventions/projects (8).
crime rates, mental health and employment (3).
• S chool student alcohol and cannabis use is
increasing. Locally, the following organizations,
programs and committees are already working
• O
f Emergency Department visits, over half
to address concerns related to addictions/
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substance use across Bruce and Grey:
2.5-3 times increase for opioid-related visits.
• This concern is not necessarily reflected in some • Programs and services delivered by Canadian
of the local police data for drug offences because Mental Health Association Grey Bruce and Grey
of the legalization of cannabis in October 2018; it is Bruce Health Services
difficult to note trends at this point in time. • The Community Drug and Alcohol Strategy
• Addiction/substance use is the cause of increasing • R.I.D.E. Programs
hospitalization and death in the region.
• Programs delivered by the Grey Bruce Health Unit
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* This list is not all-inclusive.PRIORITY RISK AREA
2 Mental Health
This category includes mental health conditions (such as depression, anxiety,
bipolar disorder), emotional or psychological trauma, suicide, access to mental
health services, availability of mental health services, affordability of mental health
services, and coordination between mental health services in the community.
Below are some of the key Mental Health Community Perceptions
indicators and concerns highlighted in local
The Mental Health category ranked second highest
data (4e). Action Tables will explore these in
(#2) overall in the Bruce and Grey CSWBP Community
order to inform the creation of specific CSWBP
Engagement Survey (overall, by Bruce County, #3
Action Plans, as well as to monitor progress and
for Grey County and #2 by 10 out of 16 participating
improvements. municipalities). It was ranked in the top 3 areas of
• Self-rated mental health indicators show importance by 41% of survey respondents (Bruce County
approximately 25% of Bruce and Grey residents 42%, Grey County 41%). When asked which areas were
rate their mental health as excellent or very good, of particular concern in this category, availability of
however approximately 20% experience a lot of stress mental health services, access to mental health services,
and 15% are seeking help for mental health issues. mental health conditions (such as depression, anxiety,)
and affordability of mental health services were noted.
• More than 30% of students Grade 7-12 experience
Several comments in the survey identified concern about
moderate to severe psychological distress and a third
the need for more mental health services for children,
of those want to talk to someone about their mental
long wait times, and more/better crisis services (3).
health but don’t know where to turn.
• Both EMS and Police Services in the region have seen Locally, the following organizations,
an increase in calls related to mental health concerns. programs and committees are already
• 211 calls related to mental health have also increased.
working to address concerns related to
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mental health across Bruce and Grey:
• Self-harm Emergency Department visit rates have
tripled among young females locally (comparable • Programs delivered by Canadian Mental Health
to Ontario). Association Grey Bruce, Grey Bruce Health Services
and Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services
• Bruce and Grey males 25-44 yrs have higher
hospitalizations and deaths by suicide than Ontario. • Supports provided within Bluewater District
School Board, Bruce Grey Catholic District School
• Suicide is the leading cause of death for 25-44 yr olds
Board, and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence
(higher than Ontario) and is the second leading cause
• W
eCARE
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of death for 15-24 year olds (same as Ontario).
• Wes For Youth
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3 Crime Prevention
This category includes animal cruelty, arson, break and enter, child abuse, drug
trafficking, elder abuse, gang activity, homicide, human trafficking, intimate
partner or domestic violence, physical assault, theft, sexual assault, and threats.
Although it is difficult to get a clear picture of police Community Perceptions
crime statistics for the Bruce and Grey region as
This category ranked third (#3) overall in the Bruce and
a whole because of the differences in reporting
Grey CSWBP Community Engagement Survey (overall,
between the OPP detachments and the 4 local Police
by Bruce County, 2nd by Grey County, and in top 3
Services, individual statistics are available for each OPP
by 12 out of 16 of the participating municipalities).
detachment and Police Service, and a review of this
It was ranked in the top 3 areas of importance by 44%
information will be of utmost importance as action
of survey respondents (Bruce County 42%, Grey County
planning in this area begins.
46%). When asked which areas were of particular
In addition to these statistics, below are concern in this category, break and enter, drug
some of the key Addiction/Substance Use trafficking and theft were the top areas of concern
indicators and concerns highlighted in local followed by intimate partner or domestic violence and
data (4a). Action Tables will explore these human trafficking. Several comments in the survey
in order to inform the creation of specific mentioned concern about the road safety issues, drug
CSWBP Action Plans, as well as to monitor related property crimes and violence as well as the
progress and improvements. need for greater proactive/preventative policing (3).
• Criminal Court cases show trends are increasing Locally, the following organizations,
over time for most offences (2017 vs 2019-20 - 17% programs and committees are already
to 27% increase). working to address concerns related to
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crime prevention across Bruce and Grey:
• Overall, assault injuries are comparable to
Ontario rates except that the Bruce and Grey rate • Violence Prevention Grey Bruce
of Emergency Department visits due to assault
• Services provided by Victim Services Bruce
is higher than the Ontario rate.
Grey Perth
• RIDE program
• Bruce Peninsula Safe Communities Committee
• Southern Bruce County Safe Communities Committee
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4 Housing and Homelessness
This category includes access to housing, availability of housing, affordability
of housing, safety of housing, quality of housing, and homelessness.
Below are some of the key Housing and Community Perceptions
Homelessness indicators and concerns
This category ranked fourth highest (#4) overall in the Bruce
highlighted in local data (4f). Action Tables
and Grey CSWBP Community Engagement Survey (overall, by
will explore these in order to inform Bruce County, by Grey County). It was ranked in the top 3 areas
the creation of specific CSWBP Action of importance by 29% of respondents overall but especially
Plans, as well as to monitor progress and in Owen Sound, North Bruce Peninsula and Kincardine. When
improvements. asked which areas were of particular concern in this category,
affordability of housing, availability of housing, and access
• Compared to Ontario and Canada, this region has
to housing were noted, followed by homelessness. Several
more owned dwellings and fewer rental dwellings.
comments in the survey mentioned concern about the lack
• Some areas have more subsidized housing
of affordable housing in communities, the lack of variety (e.g.,
(Owen Sound, Meaford, Kincardine, Southgate).
smaller, more affordable homes), need for more education of
• Over 15% of homeowners and almost 50% tenants and landlords on rights, and the concern that many
or renters in Bruce and Grey spend more than individuals or families stay in unfit, unsafe housing because
30% of their monthly income on shelter costs, there are no other options available to them (3).
a situation that leaves them only 1-2 paychecks
away from not paying their mortgage/rent. Locally, the following organizations, programs
and committees are already working to address
• Average housing prices are increasing but are
concerns related to housing and homelessness
lower than Ontario.
across Bruce and Grey:
• Seasonal housing numbers are high in North
Bruce Peninsula, Town of The Blue Mountains and • Programs and services delivered by the Counties Section 6 | Bruce & Grey CSWBP
South Bruce Peninsula. of Bruce and Grey
• Very low rental vacancy rates in our region • The Bruce Grey Poverty Taskforce
are similar to Ontario. • RentSafe
• Housing Wait Lists are increasing as are calls • Habitat for Humanity
to 211 for housing issues. • Giiwe and The Indigenous Supportive Housing Program
• YMCA Housing
• The Blue Mountains Attainable Housing Corporation
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• Safe N Sound Grey Bruce
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